These locomotives were not always fired on coal but a variety of fuel. If you look around, there is some in the picture as well.

oops redundant comments and silly question. I didn't see FC image Mick!!

Old veteran seems to be toiling hard in sugar belt of gangetic plains. Colling Garrat's book suggest that these were a part of BALDWIN make locos made for Imperial army during WW I. Mick could you pl. tell the year this pic was taken.

The cylinder cocks are open, but the smoke from the stack does not look grey as it is supposed to be, which indicates incomplete combustion of the coal.

A superb effort. Builds a clear picture for someone like me who cannot check the mailing list every day.Thanks!

Not so puny -I will post an image on Open Line to demonstrate.Of course the track was very level and the speeds slow due to the condition of the track.

Question: Approach to Kalyanloco shed now is thru 25 KV AC teritory. So do all WCAM-X and WCAG-X guys going to shed from DC teritorry change from DC to AC and back to DC (shed itself is DC) ? Or they and other WAGs are hauled by seperate diesel shunters there ?

Grt work Vijay. This diagram will help me locate the new neutral zone easier

Just wondering how much power can this puny lion generate? how many trailers were there behind?

awesome pic...